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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Persians of Kuwait

The Persians of Kuwait, numbering approximately 50,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a complex Iranian community shaped by a rich history, multifaceted blend of ancient traditions, cultural heritage, modern influences, Islamic values, and a strong sense of national pride and resilience They are an Diaspora people, with Persian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Persian people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Shia Islam. They primarily speak Persian, Iranian.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Kuwait
People Cluster: Persian
Primary Language(s): Persian, Iranian (pes)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 50,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011804
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

98%
%
Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Persian, Iranian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Persian, Iranian Speakers

Media Resources in Persian, Iranian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Persian, Iranian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Millenium Version 2009✓
New Millenium Version 2014✓✓
Today's Persian Version✓✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Persian, Iranian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Persians:
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Pray specifically for the Persians of Kuwait

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
readPsalm 100:3-4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of the Lord God, their Creator, and will give Him thanksgiving and praise.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Persian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107987) reported in the following countries:

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30 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PersiansPG024002PersiansAfghanistan117,000Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG050238PersiansIndonesia8,000No Longer UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG050237PersiansSouth Korea3,500No Longer UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG050098PersiansArmenia7,900No Longer UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG049321PersiansMalaysia20,500Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG047071PersiansGreece2,400No Longer UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG043458PersiansCanada201,000No Longer UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG043278PersiansUnited States466,000Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG043167PersiansBelgium12,500Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG042479PersiansFrance65,500Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG042331PersiansItaly11,500Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG024581PersiansTurkiye130,000No Longer UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG024309PersiansUzbekistan34,500Unengaged and UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG024197PersiansIran29,440,000Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG024081PersiansAzerbaijan1,400Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG000034PersiansAustria15,000Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG022255PersiansNetherlands36,000Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG020262PersiansAustralia84,000Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG012247PersiansUnited Arab Emirates570,000Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG012193PersiansSyria10,000Unengaged and UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG011904PersiansQatar276,000Unengaged and UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG011886PersiansOman16,000Unengaged and UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG011804PersiansKuwait50,000Unengaged and UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG011719PersiansIraq511,000Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG011304PersiansBahrain225,000Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG009630PersiansNew Zealand7,400Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG006390PersiansPakistan13,000Unengaged and UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG000643PersiansUnited Kingdom86,000No Longer UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG000259PersiansGermany175,000No Longer UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam
PersiansPG000091PersiansDenmark15,500Engaged yet UnreachedPersian, IranianShia Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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